Discover Pakenham
The district Pakenham of in Cardinia (Victoria) is a district in Australia about 279 mi south-west of Canberra, the country's capital city.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 26°C / 78 °F
Morning Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
Evening Temperature | 22°C / 72 °F |
Night Temperature | 19°C / 66 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 7% |
Air Humidity | 64% |
Air Pressure | 1007 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (3 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 20% of sky |
General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Wednesday, 27th of November 2024
28°C (83 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 28th of November 2024
24°C (75 °F)
18°C (65 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.
Friday, 29th of November 2024
24°C (76 °F)
20°C (68 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Melaleuca Lodge
Videos from this area
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Crimson Rosella - [Platycercus elegans]
An adult Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans) feeding on seeds. Footage captured in Upper Beaconsfield, Victoria, Australia, in November 2011. Filmed with a digital camera (RICOH CX1).
Program 6 Segment 1 - Series 2 Interviste/Interviews
Nella and I arrive at the home of Peter and Mary Petruccelli in Upper Beaconsfield. Peter is a well-known Melbourne painter from San Marco in Lamis, Puglia, Italy. He lived in Italy, came to...
Arcing Gate 1 - Metro Trains, Pakenham Yard.
The gate into the yard was arcing when you opened, it's no real big deal, but probably caused by the overhead earth running via the fence. What occurred that morning was as I went out that...
Arcing Gate 2 - Metro Trains, Pakenham Yard.
The gate into the yard was arcing when you opened, it's no real big deal, but probably caused by the overhead earth running via the fence. What occurred that morning was as I went out that...
Maryvale Paper Train at Pakenham, Fri 10-10-2008
Locomotives A77 & X42?? on the UP Maryvale Paper Train running through Pakenham, on or about, Fri 10 oct 2008, at app 4.30 am. (camera internal clock & date incorrect). As the train passes...
Driving to Salvo Store Pakenham
Thrift store shopping at the Salvation Army Store in Pakenham. What's great about this area is there are 2 Opshops next to each other. Sometimes you get lucky and find some vintage threads...
Pakenham Carpet Cleaning Melbourne - (03) 9111 5619 - Carpet Cleaning In Pakenham, VIC
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Maryvale Paper Train at Pakenham 2 Thursday 10-6-2010.
On or about Thursday the 10 th of June, 2010, the UP Maryvale Paper Train with XR 557 & A 85, runs around a spark at Pakenham. The bus standing outside the station is a replacement for the...
Pakenham drift- SKETCHY TRIKES
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John's Scale Crawler vid at Pakenham
A Quick vid of John's crawler at Pakenham. It crawls rather well for a scaler.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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Officer, Victoria
Officer is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 49 km south-east from Melbourne's Central Business District. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Cardinia. At the 2011 Census, Officer had a population of 1,761.
Pakenham, Victoria
Pakenham is a satellite suburb of Melbourne on the edge of the West Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia, 56 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its local government area is Cardinia Shire. At the 2011 Census, Pakenham had a population of 33,999. Pakenham is in some aspects still considered as a regional suburb. New housing estates are boosting its population, such as Lakeside, Falling Waters and Heritage Springs.
Beaconsfield railway station, Melbourne
Beaconsfield is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Beaconsfield, on the Pakenham railway line. Beaconsfield is unmanned and is in Metcard Zone 2.
Officer railway station
Officer is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Officer, on the Pakenham railway line. Officer is unmanned, and is in Metlink Zone 2. In 2009 it was the least used metropolitan railway station in Melbourne, with an average of 80 passenger boardings per day.
Pakenham railway station
Pakenham is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia in the suburb of Pakenham, on the Pakenham railway line. Pakenham is classed as a Premium Station, is in PTV Zone 2 and is the terminus for Pakenham line. At 56.9 km, Pakenham is the farthest station from Flinders Street that is served by electric trains operated by Metro Trains Melbourne.
Beaconsfield, Victoria
Beaconsfield is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 46 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Cardinia. At the 2011 Census, Beaconsfield had a population of 6,412. The suburb has its own railway station.
Nar Nar Goon railway station
Nar Nar Goon is a railway station on the Bairnsdale railway line in Nar Nar Goon, Victoria, Australia. The station is located east of the Main Street level crossing and is 66 km from Southern Cross Station. This station was once manned, with the previous station buildings being removed in November 2007. A former work camp area is located next to this station. Bairnsdale-bound trains do not stop at Nar Nar Goon, however a weekly Sunday service to Sale does stop.
Nar Nar Goon, Victoria
Nar Nar Goon is a town in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, 61 km southeast from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Cardinia. At the 2011 Census, Nar Nar Goon had a population of 1,013.
Beaconhills College
Beaconhills College is a co-educational, ecumenical, independent school providing education from early learning to prep to year 12. The college has 3 campuses: Little Beacons Learning Centre and the Pakenham Campus located in Pakenham and the Berwick Campus is situated in Berwick, Victoria, Australia. Beaconhills was established in 1982 by the Anglican and Uniting Churches to serve the education needs of the Christian community in the greater Pakenham area.
Beaconsfield Upper, Victoria
Beaconsfield Upper is a town in Victoria, Australia, 45 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Cardinia. At the 2006 Census, Beaconsfield Upper had a population of 2,843.
Cardinia, Victoria
Cardinia is a town in Victoria, Australia, 52 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Cardinia. At the 2011 Census, Cardinia had a population of 449. Cardinia is located between Pakenham and Tooradin on the south-eastern fringe of Melbourne. The Post Office opened on 1 September 1881, was known as Cardinia Creek until 1912, and closed in 1970.
Pakenham Secondary College
Pakenham Secondary College is situated approximately 50 kilometres southeast of Melbourne, Australia. Established in 1968 providing education to a largely rural community the school now enrols 1183 students from an urban community. It is currently undergoing a six stage development project, which has seen the building of a new $3.5 million VCE student complex. The school population is expected to peak at 1800.
Mount Burnett, Victoria
Mount Burnett is a small country town and bounded locality located approximately 72 kilometres from Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia. The town has no post office or town centre. Most of the town is either farmland or rural housing. The town shares its postcode (3781) with neighbouring town Cockatoo. Mount Burnett is located in the Shire of Cardinia.
Cardinia Road railway station
Cardinia Road is a railway station on the Pakenham railway line in the suburb of Pakenham, Victoria. Cardinia Road is located in Public Transport Victoria Zone 2, and currently is an unstaffed station. The station opened on 22 April 2012, with limited services stopping at the station during peak periods.
Guys Hill, Victoria
Guys Hill is a rural locality in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 44 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Cardinia. At the 2011 Census, Guys Hill had a population of 375. Guys Hill Post Office opened on 1 September 1942. Golfers play at the Berwick-Montuna Golf Club on Emerald-Beaconsfield Road, Guys Hill.
Shire of Pakenham
The Shire of Pakenham was a local government area located about 60 kilometres southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 874 square kilometres, and existed from 1862 until 1994.
Cardinia Creek
Cardinia Creek is a fresh water creek which flows from Cardinia Reservoir into Western Port Bay south east of Melbourne. It forms the boundary between the City of Casey and the Shire of Cardinia. It runs through the town of Beaconsfield, Victoria and is home to much native flora and fauna.
Lakeside Lutheran College
Lakeside Lutheran College is a school located in Pakenham, Victoria, Australia. The principal is Peter Miller. The School is located in Lakeside, a Delfin estate. The college now has almost 200 students and goes from prep to year 11. In 2011 the school will cater from prep to year 12.
Dewhurst, Victoria
Dewhurst is a bounded locality in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Cardinia. At the 2011 Census, Dewhurst has a population of 134.
Koo Wee Rup North, Victoria
Koo Wee Rup North is a bounded rural locality in Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Cardinia.
Nar Nar Goon North, Victoria
Nar Nar Goon North is a bounded rural locality in Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Cardinia. At the 2006 Census, Nar Nar Goon North had a population of 1108.
Rythdale, Victoria
Rythdale is a bounded rural locality in Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Cardinia.
Berwick Grammar School
Berwick Grammar School is a non-denominational boys school located on Tivendale Road in Officer, Victoria, Australia. It is the brother school of St Margaret's School, Berwick. The principal is Mr Doug Bailey. Berwick Grammar School was opened by then Governor of Victoria, David de Kretser on 9 November 2009.
Mount Burnett Observatory
Mount Burnett Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Mount Burnett, Victoria, Australia. It was the main astronomical observatory for the School of Physics at Monash University from the early 1970s. The original telescope was a 16-inch Newtonian reflector built by Mr L. Jeffree of Bendigo. Observers' quarters were built in 1975 with the aid of a grant from the William Buckland Foundation.
Koo-Wee-Rup Swamp
The Koo-Wee-Rup Swamp was a large freshwater swamp located to the south east of Melbourne, Victoria. It was drained an area of West Gippsland, with several waterways including Cardinia Creek and the Bunyip River. The Koo-Wee-Rup swamp originally covered more than 40 000 hectares, of dense swamp paperbark (Melaleuca ericifolia), some open grasslands, reed beds (Phragmites australis) and bullrushes (Typha spp).